text_original: They now tried to break through the frontiers, 8 10 THE DAWN OF MEDIAEVAL EUROPE not in isolated companies but in organised tribes, and Marcus Aurelius was the first of a long series of emperors who were obliged to carry on a constant defensive war to hold back tribes of barbarians that were being driven from behind on to the Koman frontiers. In the course of this long contest the barbarians absorbed a good deal of the civilisation and culture of Rome.
text_transcription: THEY NOW TRIED TO BREAK THROUGH THE FRONTIERS NOT IN ISOLATED COMPANIES BUT IN ORGANIZED TRIBES AND MARCUS RELIUS WAS THE FIRST OF A LONG SERIES OF EMPERORS WHO WERE OBLIGED TO CARRY ON A CONSTANT DEFENSIVE WAR TO HOLD BACK TRIBES OF BARBARIANS THAT WERE BEING DRIVEN FROM BEHIND ON TO THE ROMAN FRONTIERS IN THE COURSE OF THIS LONG CONTEST THE BARBARIANS ABSORBED A GOOD DEAL OF THE CIVILIZATION AND CULTURE OF ROME
phonemes: ðeɪ nˈaʊ tɹˈaɪd tə bɹˈeɪk θɹuː ðə fɹʌntˈɪɹz, ˈeɪt tˈɛn ðə dˈɔːn ʌv mˌɛdɪˈiːvəl jˈʊɹɹəp nˌɑːt ɪn ˈaɪsəlˌeɪɾᵻd kˈʌmpəniz bˌʌt ɪn ˈɔːɹɡɐnˌaɪzd tɹˈaɪbz, ænd mˈɑːɹkəs ɔːɹˈiːlɪəs wʌzðə fˈɜːst əvə lˈɔŋ sˈɪɹiz ʌv ˈɛmpɚɹɚz hˌuː wɜːɹ əblˈaɪdʒd tə kˈæɹi ˌɔn ɐ kˈɑːnstənt dᵻfˈɛnsɪv wˈɔːɹ tə hˈoʊld bˈæk tɹˈaɪbz ʌv bɑːɹbˈɛɹiənz ðæt wɜː bˌiːɪŋ dɹˈɪvən fɹʌm bᵻhˌaɪnd ˌɔn tə ðə kˈɑːmən fɹʌntˈɪɹz. ɪnðə kˈɔːɹs ʌv ðɪs lˈɔŋ kˈɑːntɛst ðə bɑːɹbˈɛɹiənz ɐbsˈɔːɹbd ɐ ɡˈʊd dˈiːl ʌvðə sˌɪvɪləzˈeɪʃən ænd kˈʌltʃɚɹ ʌv ɹˈoʊm.